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Russian Meatballs with Sour Cream, Rice and Tomatoes
Introduction
These meatballs, known as tefteli in Russia, are a delight – instead of adding breadcrumbs to the mince, you add a handful of cooked long-grain rice, so they’re often known as ‘porcupine’ meatballs. The sour cream and tomato sauce works beautifully with the base of softened onions and carrots – this is a firm weekend favourite.
Ingredients
| carrot, peeled and grated | |
| onion, peeled and roughly chopped | |
| freshly dill (reserve a tiny bit to scatter over at the end) | |
| beef mince | |
| pork mince | |
| sea salt flakes | |
| free-range egg | |
| cooked long-grain rice | |
| For the sauce: | |
| onion, finely chopped | |
| carrot, peeled and grated | |
| butter | |
| olive oil | |
| chopped tomatoes | |
| garlic, finely grated | |
| sour cream | |
| To serve: | |
| cooked long-grain rice or mashed potato |
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The Roasting Tin Around The World
Easy one-dish dinners inspired by flavours from around the world
Leave the hard work to the oven with minimal prep and less washing up
From easy midweek dinners to simple bakes and desserts
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